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Nurses often become family for patients at Children's Hospital

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Updated: 12:15 PM CDT May 10, 2015

Nurses often become family for patients at Children's Hospital

At Children's Hospital, nursing is proficient, professional and passionate.

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WEBVTT GINA: WITH THE CHANGING HOSPITALLANDSCAPE HERE IN NEW ORLEANS,THE DEMAND FOR QUALIFIED NURSESCONTINUES TO GROW, AND HOSPITALSCOMPETE TO ATTRACT AND KEEP ACOMPETENT PROFESSIONAL NURSINGSTAFF INTACT.RIGHT NOW, NURSES ACROSS AMERICAARE GETTING WELL DESERVEDRECOGNITION DURING NATIONALNURSES WEEK.WITH THE CHILDRENS MIRACLENETWORK TELETHON COMING AT THEEND OF THIS MONTH, REPORTERHEATH ALLEN WENT TO CHILDREN'SHOSPITAL WHERE THE NURSES'PASSION IS THE KIDS.FOR ME, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS ACALLING FROM GOD ON MY LIFE,REALLY.HEATH: A CALLING AND ANEMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER, TAKINGCARE OF THE KIDS THAT COME TOAND THROUGH CHILDRENS HOSPITAL.NURSES ARE THE SOLDIERS IN THETRENCHES, THE WARM HEARTS ANDSKILLED HANDS THAT CARE FORTHESE KIDS AS IF THEY WERE THEIROWN.MARK HAS BEEN DOING THAT FOR 14YEARS.I AM ALWAYS ABLE TO LEAVESATISFIED KNOWING THAT WE AREDOING OR HAVE TRIED EVERYTHINGTHAT WE CAN TO GET THESEPATIENTS BETTER.SOME DAYS YOU FEEL LIKE WOW IREALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE TODAY.OTHER DAYS YOU GO HOME AND YOUARE STILL WORRIED ABOUT YOURPATIENTS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, INTHE HOSPITAL.YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THEYARE DOING.HEATH: EACH FLOOR AT CHILDREN'SPOSES ITS OWN UNIQUE SHARE OFOPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGE.FROM INFANT TO NEARLY GROWN, THENURSES CARE FOR KIDS ASINDIVIDUALS, BUT UNDERSTANDINGTHAT TREATING THE CHILD, MEANSCARING FOR THE FAMILY, TOO.AT CHILDREN'S, NURSING ISPROFICIENT, PROFESSIONAL, ANDPASSIONATE.IT'S THE HEART.HOW YOU FEEL.THE PASSION IS TRULY THERE.THERE IS NO BETTER EXPERIENCETHAN WORKING FOR AND CARING FORCHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.THERE ARE DAYS WHEN ITS HARD,AND THERE ARE DAYS WHEN IT'SGREAT.BUT YOU KEEP COMING BACK BECAUSEYOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO AND YOUWANT TO BE HERE.YOU WANT TO HELP.THE BOTTOMLINE IS YOU WANT TOHELP.HEATH: KIDS MAY BE HERE WEEKS,MONTHS, AND BEYOND.NURSES BECOME FAMILY, SHARINGHIGHS AND LOWS, STRENGTH ANDSAFE HAVEN.CERTAINLY THE FAMILIESAPPRECIATE THE EFFORT, BUT SO DOTHE KIDS.I THINK THE BEST PART OF ITIS ACTUALLY SEEING YOUR PATIENTCOME BACK AND TELL YOU THANK YOUFOR THE DIFFERENCE THAT YOU MADEIN THEIR LIFE.HEATH: AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES ITALL WORTHWHILE.HEATH ALLEN, WDSU NEWS.GINA: ALONG WITH HOSPITALSACROSS THE NATION, CHILDREN'SHOSPITAL CELEBRATES NATIONAL

Nurses often become family for patients at Children's Hospital

At Children's Hospital, nursing is proficient, professional and passionate.